• Reading Lists

    Lists of Lists

    The Ultimate Best Books
    of 2020 List

    By Emily Temple  December 15, 2020
    The Final Countdown

    The Biggest Literary Stories
    of the Year: 50 to 31

    By Emily Temple  December 14, 2020
    Best of 2020

    The Top 10 Most Totally Metal
    Books of 2020

    By Keaton Patterson  December 11, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Lit Hub Recommends: Ted Lasso, The Windsors, and Dash & Lily.

    By Literary Hub  December 11, 2020
    The Hub

    10 brand-new books to get from your local indie today.

    By Katie Yee  December 8, 2020
    Best of the Year

    Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

    By Emily Temple  December 7, 2020
    The Hub

    These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

    By Emily Temple  December 3, 2020
    Climate Crisis Readings

    Endless Plastic, Eco-Sorrow, and Disappearing Islands: Climate Readings for December

    By Amy Brady  December 3, 2020
    Book Covers

    The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

    By Emily Temple  December 2, 2020
    The Hub

    12 new books to buy from your local indie today.

    By Katie Yee  December 1, 2020
    Astrology or Whatever

    The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

    By Emily Temple  December 1, 2020
    The Hub

    5 unconventional fictional families that’ll make you miss your own. (Maybe.)

    By Katie Yee  November 25, 2020
    The Hub

    8 fictional housewives who have snapped (in a fun way).

    By Katie Yee  November 25, 2020
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers
    of November

    By Emily Temple  November 25, 2020
    So Many Damn Books

    So Many Damn Books Has Some Ideas for Your Holiday Wishlist

    By So Many Damn Books  November 25, 2020
    Audiobooks

    Danger and Depth in Literary Thrillers: This Month’s Audiobook Recommendations

    By James Tate Hill  November 23, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are a few more notable short story collections from 2020.

    By Walker Caplan  November 20, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Companion Reading for This Truly Fraught Holiday Season

    By Simon Han  November 18, 2020
    Craft

    A ‘How to Write’ Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

    By Alex Lockwood  November 18, 2020
    The Hub

    What do President Barack Obama and Rachel Bloom have in common?

    By Katie Yee  November 17, 2020
    Debut Novels

    7 of the Year’s Best Debut Novelists on Their First
    Literary Loves

    By Literary Hub  November 17, 2020
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Books You May Have
    Missed in October

    By Bethanne Patrick  November 13, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Lit Hub Recommends: Earthlings, ZZ Packer, and Bob’s Burgers

    By Literary Hub  November 13, 2020
    The Hub

    Here’s some of the best online quarantine writing from the last few months.

    By Walker Caplan  November 11, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

    By Emily Temple  November 11, 2020
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